Well three days into our holiday the rain kept coming and seemed to be getting heavier and heavier, I slowly realised that I hadn't packed any appropriate foot wear for camping and found myself buying a pair of wellies, black and white polka dots at half price .
We had arranged to meet Granny and Grandad, Auntie Helen, Josh and Sam at Penrith in the Lake district. Heather, Finlay and myself were to catch the train from Glasgow down the West coast. For two days before our trip there were news reports of severe flooding on the East Coast line, train services were majorly disrupted and there had been electrical faults on the West coast between Glasgow and Carlisle, however by some amazing fate the three of us were able to complete our journey with no delay.
We camped for three nights in an awning, with the rain pouring and the ground sheet saturated, however that did not dampen our spirits and the kids just had a blast with their big cousins. Finlay enjoyed the boyish capers and clowning around and Heather enjoyed lots of hugs.
During our visit we enjoyed a wet day at Ulswater, took in a local craft fare, had lunch in a local pub and had a surprise visit from Great Auntie Kath and Great Uncle Jeff. We managed a short walk along Ulswater as the rain seized for a short while. Then it was a trip to the shops to buy substantial rain coats for the kids.
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